CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-32821 and 333-62697), and the registration statements on 
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-38431, 33-41152, 33-44934, 33-52147, 33-64897, 333-30395), of
CalEnergy Company, Inc. of our report dated January 23, 1998, on our audits of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of 
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and December 31, 1996, and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 
1995, which report is included in this Form 8-K


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                                       /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                           PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
September 9, 1998